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Cutting-edge genomic test can improve care of children with cancer
Cambridge researchers say a genetic test offered by the NHS improved clinical care of children with cancer, and should be provided to all children with cancer.
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You Made a Difference - May 2024
A calm and confident clinical nurse specialist who made a huge difference to a patient’s breast cancer journey and a remarkable patient outcomes coordinator who has twice walked the circumference of the world for charity are our winners of the May You Mad
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Brave crash patient Emily is focus of final episode
The eighth and final episode of The Face Doctors filmed at Addenbrooke’s Hospital will air on Really at 9pm on Wednesday (3 July), with the full series available to stream on discovery+.
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Industrial action – 27 June – 02 July 2024
The British Medical Association (BMA) has confirmed further industrial action during June and July.
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Skull surgery offers hope for horror fall patient
The amazing story of a young man who fell from a hotel balcony causing a massive head injury is told in the seventh episode of The Face Doctors at 9pm this Wednesday (26 June), and available to stream via discovery+.
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You Made A Difference team award - March 2024
The March You Made a Difference team award goes to a team who go the extra mile to help patients and colleagues – our portering services team.
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Home in a day after robotic cancer surgery
A surgical robot at Addenbrooke’s is helping to cure patients with prostate cancer, enabling them to go home less than 24 hours after surgery.
Mission to eliminate hepatitis C
A team led by Addenbrooke's is on track to eliminate the deadly virus hepatitis C from the east of England by 2025, with targets now reached in Wisbech in Cambridgeshire and Grays in Essex.
Crown's story: How are you?
Crown was diagnosed with a rare physical disorder aged 12 and says being treated for the impact on her mental health has been really important.
Building begins for new solar energy
Construction work has begun on a state-of-the-art solar panel project which will supply renewable energy to Addenbrooke's and the Rosie Hospitals.
Kintsugi People
A new exhibition at the Addenbrooke's Gallery from 22 July – 9 October 2022.
Our services during the heatwave
The Met Office has issued a Red Heat-Health Alert for the east of England region, with extremely hot temperatures anticipated in local areas from the weekend and early next week.
Celebrating International Non-Binary Day
Jay Miles, a trainee clinical bioinformatician, talks about life as a non-binary person.
Donors and hospital lead fight to save lives
New figures show there were 41 patients who donated their organs after death at Addenbrooke’s last year - the third highest at any UK hospital and saving or improving the lives of those in desperate need of a transplant.
Rachel's story: Genomics helped me understand my cancer
Rachel Gilbert was diagnosed with gastrointestinal stromal tumours (GIST) aged 15 and says whole genome sequencing has provided vital answers for her and her family.
Let's talk Co-production!
The voices of children, young people, parents and carers are at the core of everything we do at the Cambridge Children's Hospital project. Afterall, this is their hospital. We can't get it right without them.
Hospital’s green bus service is just the ticket!
Cambridge University Hospitals (CUH) has launched an environmentally friendly patient courtesy bus service, thanks to a team effort by its charity, Addenbrooke’s Charitable Trust (ACT), and a well-known patient governor.
You Made a Difference team award - June 2022
June's You Made a Difference team award goes to a remarkably supportive and knowledgeable team - the staff of clinic 21.
You Made a Difference - August 2022
Our winners of You Made a Difference for August 2022 are a healthcare assistant and a senior sister.
You Made a Difference - July 2022
Our winners of You Made a Difference for July 2022 are a phlebotomist and a Gynaecology sister.
You Made a Difference - June 2022
Our winners of You Made a Difference for June 2022 are a healthcare assistant and a deputy operations manager.
What a day for Cambridge Children's Press Pack!
Since last summer, Cambridge Children's Press Pack have become an integral part of our communications team and, indeed, our project. Cambridgeshire County Day was no different. We invited the five young people to join us in raising awareness of the East of England's first dedicated children's hospital. This is seventeen-year-old Sarah's account of a very 'momentous day', with a stage appearance, media interviews, and a Royal visit!
Cambridge study shapes advice on brain surgery
A body dedicated improving outcomes for victims of traumatic brain injury has updated guidelines for clinicians following latest findings from a Cambridge-led trial.
You Made a Difference - May 2022
One winner of You Made a Difference for May 2022 is an employee relations manager
World first in hologram patients
Medical students at Addenbrooke’s are the first in the world to experience a new way of learning, using the latest in mixed reality holographic patients
Teenagers tell Duke and Duchess about Cambridge Children’s Hospital
Young people involved in planning the new Cambridge Children’s Hospital (CCH) were delighted to meet The Duke and Duchess of Cambridge last week.